Mortality patterns of Australian male farmers and farm managers

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Fragar, Lyn ^a   Depczynski, Julie ^a   Lower, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Farmers; Mortality; Public health; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 79960500119     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2011.01209.x     Document Type: Article

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